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Article 140: How Election Cases Are Heard

The High Court of Uganda

140. Hearing of election cases

(1)Where any question is before the High Court for determination under Article 86(1) of this Constitution, the High Court shall proceed to hear and determine the question expeditiously and may, for that purpose, suspend any other matter pending before it.

(2)This Article shall apply in a similar manner to the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court when hearing and determining appeals on questions referred to in clause (1) of this Article.

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When a dispute arises about a parliamentary or local government election, the High Court must deal with it as quickly as possible, even if that means ...

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